School of Humanities and Sciences
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Samuel Page
Ph.D. Student in Slavic Languages and Literatures, admitted Autumn 2021
Research Assistant, Slavic DepartmentCurrent Research and Scholarly InterestsEastern European literature; Eastern European religions; literary theory.
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Jackson Smith Parell
Master of Arts Student in Public Policy, admitted Winter 2020
BioJackson Parell is a senior majoring in Economics and pursuing a master's degree in Public Policy. During his undergraduate, Jackson focused on measuring and quantifying the effects of climate change and implementing policy and entrepreneurial solutions to address those effects. He has industry experience in strategic consulting, computational research, engineering and VC, which have equipped him with a deep understanding of both teams and technology. Jackson is an avid outdoorsman, holding the world record for the youngest hiker to complete the calendar year triple crown (read more below), and spends his free time climbing, surfing, and volunteering for local governments in the Bay Area.
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Nolan Peard
Ph.D. Student in Applied Physics, admitted Autumn 2020
BioNolan is currently a PhD candidate in the Schleier-Smith Lab in the Department of Physics. He specializes in atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics, chemical physics, and materials science with a developing interest in bioengineering. Beyond his research career, Nolan is an accomplished cellist and is interested in climbing, reading, and nature.
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Kate Petrova
Ph.D. Student in Psychology, admitted Autumn 2021
Research Asst - Graduate, PsychologyBioKate Petrova is a first-year PhD student at the Stanford Psychophysiology Laboratory. Her research encompasses two broad domains: basic questions about the nature of emotion as well as applied research at the intersection of affective science and social psychology. Her current interests include how different ways of paying attention to and labeling affective experiences shape emotion regulation. She is also curious about how people regulate their own and others’ emotions in naturalistic social interactions. Kate’s other interests include empathic processes in virtual communication, lay theories of emotion, and the development of emotion regulation across the lifespan. Kate earned her A.B. in Psychology from Bryn Mawr College and spent several years working on the Harvard Study of Adult Development before joining SPL.
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Ashwin Pillai
Master of Arts Student in Philosophy, admitted Autumn 2020
Student Tour Guide, VISBioAshwin (he/him) is a senior from Santa Clara, CA double majoring in Philosophy and Political Science, minoring in Music, and pursuing a coterminal master’s degree in Philosophy. On campus, he is an intern at the Stanford Center for Racial Justice, an undergraduate fellow at the Stanford Constitutional Law Center, a Structured Liberal Education tutor and community connection, a Political Science department peer advisor, and an avid member of Stanford Mixed Company A Cappella. He is currently working on an honors thesis in the Ethics in Society program inspired by research he did while working for the fair housing project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. His academic interests are primarily in political theory and in thinking about the role of the judiciary in a democratic society, and he hopes to attend law school in the future. In his free time, he loves going on long bike rides, listening to Supreme Court podcasts, and singing with his friends.
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Kateryna Pistunova
Ph.D. Student in Physics, admitted Autumn 2018
Ph.D. Minor, Computer ScienceBioI am a Physics Ph.D. student at Stanford University, also pursuing PhD minor in Computer Science with AI specialization. I work in the group of Prof. Tony Heinz. I am interested in studying opto-electronic properties and emergent phenomena in novel two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures. My current research focuses on transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) homo- and heterobilayers. I completed my B.S. in Physics from Harvard University where I worked in the group of Prof. Philip Kim on interlayer excitons in WSe2/MoSe2 heterostructures and quantum transport in WSe2 mono- and twisted homobilayers.
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Julie Pourtois
Ph.D. Student in Biology, admitted Autumn 2019
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research focuses on how environmental conditions affect the interaction between bacteriophages and their bacterial hosts, and their impact on disease. I use mathematical models, and collaborate with lab and field researchers to inform my models. My current study systems include bacterial infections in the lung of patients with cystic fibrosis, and abalone withering syndrome.
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Greg Priest
Ph.D. Student in History, admitted Autumn 2011
BioI am a PhD candidate (ABD) in History of Science at Stanford. I focus on the history and philosophy of biology and the historical sciences, with particular interests in Charles Darwin and in the sciences of complex systems.
Before coming to Stanford, I was a lawyer, serving as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and then representing Silicon Valley technology companies. I left the law for the software business, first as CFO of a publicly-traded software company, next as founding CEO of a software start-up, and finally as Chairman and CEO of a global, publicly-traded internet education company.
I did my undergraduate work at Princeton and got my law degree at Stanford. I also have a Masters of Liberal Arts from Stanford. I am married, have two children and one grandchild and am an avid hiker, skier, and cook. -
Alexander Pumerantz
Ph.D. Student in Political Science, admitted Autumn 2023
BioUnited States Air Force Captain with over 7 years of experience supervising, mentoring, and motivating team members in the diverse work environment of defense acquisitions. Specializes in coordinating with higher levels of leadership in joint and coalition environments and leading teams of government and contractor engineers in the test and evaluation of system level designs. Utilizes cross-cultural competency skills to maintain professionalism and harmony across mission partners and in the workplace.
